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Juneau’s deadliest landslide tore through downtown like a ‘mighty grinder.’ Now it’s a fading memory.
The devastation of Nov. 22, 1936 may hold important lessons for a future where landslides could be even more common.
Alaska beekeepers kill their colonies every fall, but an Anchorage man has another way
An Anchorage beekeeper has learned how to help his honeybee colonies survive to see spring, and he’s teaching others to do the same.
Anchorage concert lifts up voices in the struggle against homelessness
The nonprofit group Keys to Life's Winter Voices concert this month helped showcase the music of those who struggle with housing.
Alaska students put moose on the menu with hands-on learning and special permit
A Chugiak High freshman biology class butchered a moose recently after their teacher used a cultural education permit to harvest the animal.
From Alaska outlaw to Oregon transplant, zoo welcomes captured son of Grubby the opossum
Homer, the 7-month-old opossum from the town of the same name, is one of the latest arrivals at the Oregon Zoo.
Anchorage offers drivers free cords, timers amid call to plug cars in
Local officials say at 20 degrees or colder, drivers should plug in cars' engine heaters to reduce both carbon monoxide and wear on vehicles.
The rain never bothered us anyway: Ketchikan becomes Arendelle for Alaska debut of ‘Frozen’
Mayor Dave Kiffer has temporarily renamed the city in honor of the play, at the only high school in Alaska authorized to perform it.
Experts detonate historic cache of TNT discovered near Tok
Eielson Air Force Base officials say the 98 blocks of explosive were likely meant for use building the Alaska Highway, some 80 years ago.
Talk to the Tundra: How a Yup’ik Village Heals Together | INDIE ALASKA
The Yup'ik village of Toksook Bay has been grappling with grief and a lack of mental health resources for young people after they finish school.
‘That’s how I lived’: Wrangell landslide victim says sewing materials helped her survive
Christina Florschutz says she had just taken a shower when the deadly Nov. 20 landslide swept away her home, leaving her husband missing.
At least 3 dead in Wrangell after landslide destroys homes
Three others are still missing after a Monday landslide destroyed three houses and covered the Zimovia Highway about 11 miles from Wrangell.
Anchorage Assembly expands winter shelter with hundreds on waitlist and snow pummeling city
The additional beds will go to the most vulnerable people on the waitlist.
Successive snow days leave Anchorage schools reliant on remote learning
Some parents, including those who have had to stay home from work, have criticized the lack of plowing and the cancellation of in-person school.
Alaska crabbers get creative with pop-up sales, but industry’s fate uncertain
With the Bering Sea snow crab fishery closed for a second year, crabbers are trying to find ways to make up for lost income.
Hundreds of Mat-Su students stage walkout to protest school board decisions
The protests follow recent controversial decisions by the board, including the removal of its student representative.
Día de los Muertos celebration offers comfort and community connection
Día de los Muertos is a Mexican and Mexican-diaspora celebration of people who have died and Anchorage is celebrating it for the 19th year.
State sues Anchorage homeowners over contested public access to Campbell Lake
It's the latest move in a long-running dispute over the large man-made lake in South Anchorage that is surrounded by expensive homes.
‘Kuhaantí,’ a children’s book written entirely in Lingít, is the first of its kind in decades
“Kuhaantí” tells the story of a young orphaned girl named Saháan who is taken in by a powerful family and learns about the value of respect.
Vic Fischer, the last surviving signer of Alaska’s constitution, dies at 99
Fischer came to Alaska after serving in World War II. He served two terms in the state Senate and remained active in politics until his final months.
Sitka dog comes home after 65 days lost in the woods
Stella previously survived getting trapped in a truck that was crushed during Sitka’s deadly 2015 landslides.